Files App Question

Hey guys, question on the new files app! I have been editing RAW camera files from my iCloud documents folder in Affinity Photo today on the 10.5in pro. The little iCloud symbol appears next to the files that I can download. When I click the iCloud symbol and it downloads, I don’t see the file under “on my iPad” location in files. The on my iPad location is completely blank, even though I have been downloading these images so that I can edit them. Further More, does the downloaded file auto delete itself on my iPad after awhile? If I try to delete the downloaded iCloud file, it completely deletes it from my iCloud entirely...it would be nice to have a delete from iPad option, but I may be missing something. Any help or info you all can share is greatly appreciated!

Hey guys, question on the new files app! I have been editing RAW camera files from my iCloud documents folder in Affinity Photo today on the 10.5in pro. The little iCloud symbol appears next to the files that I can download. When I click the iCloud symbol and it downloads, I don’t see the file under “on my iPad” location in files. The on my iPad location is completely blank, even though I have been downloading these images so that I can edit them. Further More, does the downloaded file auto delete itself on my iPad after awhile? If I try to delete the downloaded iCloud file, it completely deletes it from my iCloud entirely...it would be nice to have a delete from iPad option, but I may be missing something. Any help or info you all can share is greatly appreciated!

Oh okay. Once it does work, should all the iCloud files that I download be showing up there? I’m just confused where the files go once downloaded. For example, an image in iCloud Drive that I download doesn’t automatically go to the camera roll and if I delete the file in Files, it deletes it from iCloud completely. I guess it would make sense for everything downloaded to go to “on my iPad” once that works.

Oh okay. Once it does work, should all the iCloud files that I download be showing up there? I’m just confused where the files go once downloaded. For example, an image in iCloud Drive that I download doesn’t automatically go to the camera roll and if I delete the file in Files, it deletes it from iCloud completely. I guess it would make sense for everything downloaded to go to “on my iPad” once that works.

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I'm really not sure how they intend it to work but I don't think that's it. I think it'll be business as usual for the iCloud Drive part; if it's on there but not synced/downloaded to your device it'll have the cloud with a downward arrow icon. The On My iPad piece I think is distinct and separate. Only time will tell though.

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